After a year of bitter party infighting, longtime state Libertarian Party executive director Richard Burke is out --- and the man who lobbied loudly for his ouster is the new party chairman.

Members elected Wes Wagner to the post over the weekend; Mark Vetanen was elected treasurer, the party's fifth this year. Wagner had sued party leaders unsuccessfully earlier this year, claiming fiscal mismanagement and corruption.

Oregon's third largest party will also give up its 2,500 square foot office in Beaverton for smaller digs -- 300 square feet -- in Southwest Portland.

"It's been a great ride, but it is time to move on and make some bucks. I wish the best of luck to my successor," Burke said in a statement.